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Peter Jo Verhaalen plays with bubbles on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus during the Run With the Cops event Saturday. While rain wet sidewalks and lawns around Kenosha County here and there over the weekend, spring weather has finally turned warmer in recent days, with Monday reaching a high in the 50s with plenty of sunshine throughout the day. The trend will continue through Thursday, with temperatures expected in the mid-to-high 60s. See the full forecast for the rest of the week on Page B4.

Above, Owen Young and Tommy Carpenter traverse the obstacle course during the Run With the Cops event at Parkside. At right, Josephine Hunter gets her face painted while Garrie Means watches. The pair shared the award for best costume.

Run With The Cops for Special Olympics Wisconsin

Peter Jo Verhaalen plays with bubbles on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus during the Run With the Cops event Saturday. While rain wet sidewalks and lawns around Kenosha County here and there over the weekend, spring weather has finally turned warmer in recent days, with Monday reaching a high in the 50s with plenty of sunshine throughout the day. The trend will continue through Thursday, with temperatures expected in the mid-to-high 60s. See the full forecast for the rest of the week on Page B4.

PHOTO BY PAUL WILLIAMS

Above, Owen Young and Tommy Carpenter traverse the obstacle course during the Run With the Cops event at Parkside. At right, Josephine Hunter gets her face painted while Garrie Means watches. The pair shared the award for best costume.

PHOTO BY PAUL WILLIAMS

Kids take off down the path at the start of the Kids’ Dash portion of the Run With the Cops event Saturday night.

Racine and Kenosha County law enforcement agencies held their fifth annual Run With the Cops event at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Saturday evening.

Special Olympics athletes, local law enforcement officers, UW-Parkside students and community members donned flashing necklaces, glow bracelets and other illluminating items for the night run at the local college, with law enforcement vehicles doing their part by lighting up the course with flashing red and blue lights.

The event featured not only running — with a Kids’ Dash at 8:30 p.m. and a 5K Run/Walk at 9 p.m. — but also opportunities to tour emergency vehicles, try on SWAT gear, play kids’ games and other activities for family members of all ages.

Members of the UW-Parkside Campus Police, Racine County Sheriff’s Department, Kenosha Police Department, Caledonia Police Department and the Law Enforcement Torch Run have organized the event the past five years to unite the community and raise funds for Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes.